Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.24

असावत्यन्तनिर्भग्नस्तव पुत्रो भविष्यति। अनाथवत्सुखेभ्यश्च राजवंशाच्च वत्सले॥

asāvatyantanirbhagnastava putro bhaviṣyati| anāthavatsukhebhyaśca rājavaṃśācca vatsale||

English Meaning

This your son, O affectionate one, cast off from the royal race, and deprived of happiness, will fare like one forlorn.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)